Devon and Cornwall Wader Ringing Group

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Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus recoveries

These birds ringed by the Devon and Cornwall Wader Ringing Group have been recovered elsewhere, or have been ringed elsewhere and re-captured or re-sighted by us. Click on a ring number to see a life history for that bird and a map of its known movements.

Ring number Age / sex Activity Date Location Movement Duration

FR15709

1 Ringed 21 Jun 1981 Out Skerries, Scotland
Recaptured 20 Aug 1981 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall 1128km SSW 0y 1m 30d

Reykjavik 443130

1 Ringed 14 Jun 1979 Reykjavik Airport, Iceland
Recaptured 15 Aug 1981 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall 1814km SE 2y 2m 1d

FV24967

8 Ringed 07 Jul 1978 Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon
Found dead 09 Jun 1981 Hatton of Fintray, Scotland 740km N 2y 11m 2d

FV24982

5 Ringed 07 Jul 1978 Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon
Found dead 01 Jun 1981 Ballater, Scotland 716km N 2y 10m 25d

FV48944

8 Ringed 07 Jul 1978 Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon
Recaptured 08 Apr 1981 Craigendowie, Glen Lethnot, Scotland 691km N 2y 9m 1d

FV62505

8 Ringed 13 Dec 1980 Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon
Found injured 28 Mar 1981 Harray, Scotland 937km N 0y 3m 15d

FV61199

3 Ringed 24 Aug 1980 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall
Found dead 21 Feb 1981 Trevorrick, near Padstow, England 6km W 0y 5m 28d

FV61125

3 Ringed 22 Aug 1979 Rock, Wadebridge, England
Found dead 14 Dec 1980 Bracklesham Bay, England 285km E 1y 3m 22d

SS61921

2 Ringed 12 Nov 1967 Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon
Recaptured 13 Dec 1980 Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon 0km 13y 1m 1d

SS61925

3 Ringed 28 Dec 1967 Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon
Recaptured 13 Dec 1980 Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon 0km 12y 11m 15d

Map of recoveries

Blue markers indicate the ringing location and red markers the recovery or re-sighting location.

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